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Statistical Supplement | October 2005

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, October 2005

1.17  Federal Reserve Open Market Transactions1
Millions of dollars
Type of transaction and maturity 2002 2003 2004 2004 2005
Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June
U.S. Treasury Securities2  
  Outright transactions  
  Treasury bills  
1 Gross purchases 21,421 18,150 18,138 512 0 35 0 0 1,760 250
2 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Exchanges 657,931 738,886 821,685 73,029 62,448 66,741 78,822 63,637 70,894 91,408
4 For new bills 657,931 738,886 821,685 73,029 62,448 66,741 78,822 63,637 70,894 91,408
5 Redemptions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Others within one year  
6 Gross purchases 12,720 6,565 7,994 1,499 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Maturity shifts 89,108 96,433 103,380 7,987 6,928 2,989 8,334 0 23,149 7,997
9 Exchanges -92,075 -103,153 -118,373 -7,948 -8,000 -12,710 -8,000 0 -26,036 -6,667
10 Redemptions 0 0 0 0 0 333 211 0 0 1,305
  One to five years  
11 Gross purchases 12,748 7,814 17,249 2,404 0 0 0 1,200 2,295 0
12 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Maturity shifts -73,093 -76,364 -84,844 -7,987 -6,928 3,180 -8,334 0 -19,402 -7,997
14 Exchanges 88,276 97,256 110,819 7,948 5,000 11,498 8,000 0 23,565 6,667
  Five to ten years  
15 Gross purchases 5,074 4,107 5,763 340 0 0 0 470 898 340
16 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Maturity shifts -11,588 -11,131 -8,012 0 0 -3,112 0 0 -1,277 0
18 Exchanges 3,800 5,897 7,554 0 0 1,212 0 0 2,471 0
  More than ten years  
19 Gross purchases 2,280 220 1,364 85 0 0 0 230 0 785
20 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Maturity shifts -4,427 -8,938 -10,524 0 0 -3,058 0 0 -2,471 0
22 Exchanges 0 0 0 0 3,000 0 0 0 0 0
  All maturities  
23 Gross purchases 54,242 36,856 50,507 4,840 0 35 0 1,900 4,953 1,375
24 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Redemptions 0 0 0 0 0 333 211 0 0 1,305
 
26 Net change in U.S. Treasury securities 54,242 36,856 50,507 4,840 0 -298 -211 1,900 4,953 70
 
Federal Agency Obligations  
  Outright transactions  
27 Gross purchases 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Redemptions 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
30 Net change in federal agency obligations 0 -10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Temporary Transactions  
  Repurchase agreements3  
31 Gross purchases 1,143,126 1,522,888 1,876,900 155,250 148,500 125,250 201,500 163,500 186,250 173,250
32 Gross sales 1,153,876 1,518,638 1,887,650 156,000 152,750 120,250 204,250 167,000 179,000 173,500
 
  Matched sale-purchase agreements  
33 Gross purchases 4,981,624 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Gross sales 4,958,437 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
  Reverse repurchase agreements4  
35 Gross purchases 231,272 4,942,131 5,621,153 655,872 563,559 490,482 581,322 505,211 547,538 526,972
36 Gross sales 252,363 4,946,691 5,626,285 658,454 559,501 488,781 580,402 507,649 546,380 527,769
 
37 Net change in temporary transactions -8,653 -310 -15,882 -3,332 -193 6,700 -1,831 -5,938 8,408 -1,047
 
38 Total net change in System Open Market Account 45,589 36,536 34,626 1,508 -193 6,402 -2,041 -4,038 13,361 -977

1. Sales, redemptions, and negative figures reduce holdings of the System Open Market Account; all other figures increase such holdings.   Return to table

2. Transactions exclude changes in compensation for the effects of inflation on the principal of inflation-indexed securities. Transactions include the rollover of inflation compensation into new securities.   Return to table

3. Cash value of agreements, which are collateralized by U.S. government and federal agency obligations.   Return to table

4. Cash value of agreements, which are collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities.   Return to table

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